LESINGHAM, George
From WA Military Digital Library
| Original items held by the Army Museum of Western Australia |
Pte George A Lesingham
| Conflict | Crimean War |
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| Service Arm | British Army |
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| Service Arm | Army |
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In the 1800's and 1900's many ex-soldiers learned embroidery and carving with a penknife as part of their rehabilitation from injury. Pte Lesingham embroidered one bookmark in 1875 and carved the intricate pattern on the second bookmark in 1893.
